Hame and trace connection.



APPLICATION FILED JULYZI, I9|0.

Pateilted- Jan. '22, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1- J. REICHERT. HAME AND TRACE CONNECTION. APPLICATIONFILED JULY 21. 1910.

Patented Jan. 22, 1918.

2 SHEEN-SHEET 2.

JOHN REICHER'I, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

' HAME Ann mason CONNECTION.

nature of the invention will be readily understood by those skilled inthe art in the light ofthe following explanationiof the accompanyingdrawings which show what I now consider my preferred embodiment. M

The invention consists in] certain novel features inconstruction and inarrangements and combinations as more fully andparticularly set forthand specified hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1, is a side elevation of portions of a bolt-hame and a tracetogether with the connection of my invention between the trace andhaine.

Fig. 2, is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the trace clip, thehame staple clip, and the swivel loop, a portion of a hame staple beingshown.

Fig. 3, is a longitudinal horizontal section on the line 33, Fig. 1.

Fig. 4, is a detail perspective view of a harne staple clip, the swivelloop, and the connecting rivet, the parts being shown separated.

Fig. 5, is a detail perspective view of the trace clip, beforeapplication.

Fig. 6, is a detail longitudinal section through the bolt clip showingthe same slightly bulged to receive a roller or bushing surrounding theharne bolt.

In the drawings, 1, is any suitable frame, which can have the removablebolt 10, of Fig. 1, or the fixed staple 11, of Fig. 2, or the removablebolt 10 of Fig. 6, surrounded by loose bushing, sleeve or roller, aswill be well understood by those skilled in the art.

2, is the harne connecti n (belt or staple) clip. This clip 2, is bentfrom suitable sheet steel into U-shape to form the vertically elongatedrounded bearing portion 20, receiving and passing behind the trance boltor staple and free to rock or oscillate there on as an axis, and havingthe flat parallel Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 22,1ltl1d.

Application filed July 21, 1910. Serial No. 573,129.

rearwardly extending ends or ears centrally,

or transversely perforated to receive the rivet on which the swivel eyeor loop rocks. The vertically swingable swivel eye or loop is usuallyformed by a single casting or forging consisting of the rear end loop32,.and the disk-like front head 3, approximately circular in form andhaving a flat edge or periphery 30, and parallel flat side faces and acentral transverse bearing opening 31, forming the center of the radiusof the curved bearing edge 30. The loop 32 is :lornied with a transverseopening and a rearend vertical ournal bar.

1, 'is a heavy rivet on which the swivel eye or loop rocks verticallyand by which it is confined to the haine-bolt clip. This rivet passesthrough the rearwardly extendin parallel ends of the clip 2, andis upsetthereon and fixed thereto and passes loosely through the bearing opening31, of the swivel eye. The leather (or other suitable material) trace 5,is provided with an end clip 6, loosely coupling the same to therearwardly projecting loop 32, of the swivel eye. This clip 6, consistsof an elongated strip of sheet steel (or other suitable material) bentinto U-shape to form the elongated parallel ends between which the traceend fits and to which it is firmly riveted or otherwise secured, Whilethe front or doubled end 60, of the clip is rounded to form a bearingsurface passing around and bearing against and oscillatory on thevertical bar of the loop 32.

One side or end portion of this clip 6, has a longitudinally disposedUshaped cut therethrough midway the vertical width of the clip andextending rearwardly from the flat side with the'two separated ends ofthe cut terminating about at the front of the doubled or rounded bearingend of the clip, and forming a longitudina 1y disposed rearwardlyextending tongue or finger 61, located midway the vertical width of theclip and extending rearwardly from the rounded front end of the clip.This tongue is adapted to have its rear free end bent or punchedinwardly to pass in rear of and fit and partially embrace the verticalbar of the loop and thereby hold the clip against for ward movementthereon while permitting the clip to freely rock horizontally on saidbar. The leather trace end fits up against this tongue and is therebyheld from wear ing engagement with the bar of the loop 32. This tongue61 is preferably located in the Mia:

inner side of the clip, that is, the side next the draft animal, andmaterial advantages are attained by employing the single intermediatefinger arranged about at the center of the swivel loop bar and about atthe center of the trace clip, as the clip is not weakcned by forming thetongue therein while its wearing qualities are increased; the tongue isstrengthened and braced by the material of the clip both above and belowthe tongue; the opening formed by bending in the tongue is closed by thetrace end; and the tongue being practically inclosed within the devicedoes not afford projections etc. to catch the mane of the draft animal.These trace clips can be produced for the market as shown in Fig. 5, forapplication to hame bolts or staples or other hame connections such asswivel eyes, and to receive traces as heretofore described.

The hame bolt-orstaple clips are economically bent up from sheet steelor the like and are preferably imperforate except for the perforationsto receive rivets 4, and have vertically wide or long bearing portions20, extending the full lengths of the hame bolts or staples. These clipsare easily clipped around the hame bolts or staples and the swivel eyesare readily applied thereto to receive the securing-rivets 4E. Thecurved edge surface 30, of the swivel eye is concentric with the rivetand bears against the Copies of this patent may he obtained for hamebolt or staple (about at the center of its length) and thus holds theclip thereto against rattling and looseness and forms a most simple andefficient structure wherein wear is reduced to the minimum.

The device can be easily removed by one side and extending into saidbearing end and forming an intermediate finger 61, said finger beingbent inwardly behind said bearing end to form a rear stop and bearingportion, and to lock the clip to the bar or member to which it isapplied, the side opening formed by bending said finger inwardly adaptedto be closed by the trace secured in said clip. i

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- JOHN REICHERT. lVitnesses MA IEME'HRING,

WILLIAM H. RYDER.

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